Chapter 26 - City of Punta Gorda

(f) Official Review. In conducting required reviews, the Zoning Official shall be
authorized to distribute the application and other submittals to other
departments and agencies for the purpose of soliciting comments and ensuring
that the proposal complies with all applicable standards and requirements.
(g) Notice Provisions. Upon receipt of a complete application, the City shall fix a
date, time and place for a public hearing(s) and publish notice of such hearing(s)
in the following manner. Each notice shall describe the property involved by
street address and/or property identification number along with the intent and
purpose for the application and where additional information on the matter may
be obtained.
(1) Newspaper notice. The City shall publish notice in a newspaper of
general circulation in the City, at least 15 days prior to the time set for
the public hearing. Prior to final action on the application, the City Clerk
shall be responsible for certifying that notices have been published.
(2) Mailed notice. The City shall prepare and mail notice of the hearing by
first class mail to all owners of record, whose name appears on the latest
available tax rolls of the County and to all parcels within 200 feet of the
boundary line of the property for which the application applies. The
notice shall be mailed at least 10 days prior to the hearing. Where the
land is part of, or adjacent to, land owned by the same person, the 200
foot distance shall be measured from the boundaries of the entire
ownership, except that notice need not be mailed to any property owner
located more than 600 feet from the land for which the application
applies. Prior to the final action on the application, the City Clerk shall be
responsible for certifying that notices have been mailed.
(3) Posted notice. The City shall post a notice which is no less than 1.5
square feet in area in a manner clearly visible to neighboring residents
and passers-by from each public street bordering the property involved.
At least one sign shall be posted at least 15 days prior to the public
hearing. Prior to final action on the application, the Urban Design
Manager shall provide evidence that notices have been posted.
{Ord. No. 1478-07, 1, 04-04-07; Ord. No. 1578-08, 1, 12-3-08}
Section 16.2. Application for Appeal of Administrative Decision
Any person or persons claiming to be aggrieved on account of any ruling by an
official charged with enforcing the land development regulations may appeal to the
official involved and to the BZA. Any such appeal must be filed in writing within 30
days after the act or decision upon which any appeal is made and must specify the
grounds thereof.
(a) Application Filing. The filing of a complete application for appeal from the
Zoning Official's ruling shall stay all proceedings and all work on the premises
involved unless such stay shall be deemed to imperil life or property. In such
cases, proceedings or work shall not be stayed except by an order granted by
the City Council or by the Circuit Court if the same shall have been refused by
the City Council.
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